Guardian – Page 173 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 28097 / Puck

Fri April 3, 2020 at 9:25 pmThu April 2, 2020 at 9:40 am by Eileen

My second Puck blog in a row – and I’m not complaining. We’re sadly in need of Puck’s wit and puckish playfulness just now and there’s plenty of it here – lots of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,096 by Chifonie

Wed April 1, 2020 at 11:08 am by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog. This was a quick solve in the end, and at least on the online version, it seems that there are typos in 3dn’s clue and in the solution offered for 12ac.

Guardian 28,095 – Matilda

Tue March 31, 2020 at 8:39 amTue March 31, 2020 at 7:55 am by Andrew

Matilda is familiar as a setter of Quiptics, but I think this is her first appearance in the cryptic spot. This was an enjoyable but brief diversion as another long day of confinement … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1063 Hectence

Mon March 30, 2020 at 8:15 am by scchua

Thanks to Hectence for this nice Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It’s a “pangram”: A to Y plus OMEGA, the last in a series, or Z in this case. Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,094 by Pan

Mon March 30, 2020 at 7:48 am by loonapick

A bit tougher than the normal Monday.

Guardian Prize 28,087 / Paul

Sat March 28, 2020 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Paul turns up in the Saturday Prize slot, once again coinciding with my monthly blog. On the whole, this was straightforward enough but three clues [9 and 20 ac and 21dn] took as … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28092 Picaroon

Fri March 27, 2020 at 10:29 am by scchua

Thanks to Picaroon for the enjoyable challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Complaint one twit receives over a bit of a pint (5,5) FLUID OUNCE : FLU(short for “influenza”/an illness/a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,091 by Nutmeg

Thu March 26, 2020 at 1:52 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28091. With the shortened time available, I am happy to have to deal with a crossword safely in my Goldilocks zone – nothing to hold me up … Read more >>

Guardian 28,090 / Brummie

Wed March 25, 2020 at 9:14 am by Eileen

Brummie sets an interesting and enjoyable challenge today. Brummie’s surfaces are not always the most elegant but I thought there were some neat ones here. His puzzles often have a theme but I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,089 by Pasquale

Tue March 24, 2020 at 8:01 am by manehi

Lots of fun – I got off to a quick start then got stuck for a while in the middle. Favourites were 5ac, 16ac, 17ac, 24ac, 29ac, and 9dn. Thanks to Pasquale

Guardian Quiptic 1,062/Anto

Mon March 23, 2020 at 10:46 amMon March 23, 2020 at 9:48 am by Pierre

Anto has produced a generally sound Quiptic for us this morning, which some newer solvers might have found a stretch in places. But if you’re doing the Quiptics to learn and improve then … Read more >>

Guardian 28,088 – Vulcan

Mon March 23, 2020 at 9:03 amMon March 23, 2020 at 7:31 am by Andrew

Another quickie from Vulcan, with what felt like a lot of anagrams and the usual smattering of cryptic definitions. Thanks to Vulcan. Across 1. LEGIBLE On stage, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,081 / Picaroon

Sat March 21, 2020 at 7:06 amSat March 21, 2020 at 12:01 am by mhl

I hope all 15² bloggers and commenters are looking after yourselves and others in these worrying times. To take our mind off things a bit, there was this lovely puzzle from Picaroon – … Read more >>

Guardian 28,086 – Brendan

Fri March 20, 2020 at 9:36 amFri March 20, 2020 at 8:40 am by Andrew

Not too difficult for a Friday, but very entertaining.

Guardian Cryptic 28085 Boatman

Thu March 19, 2020 at 10:31 amThu March 19, 2020 at 9:48 am by scchua

Thanks to Boatman for a could-hardly-be-missed theme crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Does run-out cause a lot of noise? (7) RESOUND : Anagram of(…-out) DOES RUN. 8 Facing the … Read more >>